Sink strainer gutter



SINK S TRAINER GUI'TER Filed larch 11, 1946 [07/ W2 CIQ OZeZZ,

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Patented May 18, 1948 N T DQS ATES PATENT OFFIC Y 1 SINK STRAINER GUTTEB, Lottie M. Campbell, Los Angeles, Calif. I Application March 11, 1946, Serial No. 653,645

2 Claims. (01. 4-290) This invention is a gutter device for use in porcelain or enameled surface sinks or other similar surface tables having water drain holes leading to sewer connections or other points of waste liquid disposal.

Surfaces of the kind above mentioned are often seriously marred or damaged by the accumulation of strong reagents draining from a conventional strainer commonly left reposing in a corner of a sink for a considerable period of time. Unless these strainers are frequently removed and the sink surface is thoroughly scrubbed the settled acids from the strainer strongly attack the enamel or glaze of the bottom of the sink.

It is an object of this invention to provide a simple, practical, low-cost, thoroughly sanitary, very durable strainer receiver or gutter, and especially to provide a gutter of this class which may be attached to, and is yet easily removable from, a relatively sized and shaped strainer;

Further, it is an object of the invention to provide a strainer gutter device which closely conforms to the bottom of the upright wall surface of the given strainer and has a marginal rim of a height to substantially encompass the lower portions of the strainer Walls to catch the draining liquids from the strainer and prevent the liquids from settling on the sink surface, and a purpose of this invention is to provide a gutter whose rim or flange is cut away, at such a point in the gutter rim as to deliver the escaping liquid directly into the usual outlet from the sink to the sewer connection therebelow.

Further, an object is to so construct the gutter, or to incorporate therewith means, that the gutter and its imposed strainer will have a slight pitch or angle of bottom inclination as will cause the liquid in the gutter to readily flow toward the cut-out portion. The invention resides in certain features of advancement in this art as set forth in the ensuing disclosure and having, with the above, additional objects and advantages as will be made manifest in the following description of the herewith illustrative embodiment and its constructions, means and details of parts, and the manner of operation thereof; it being understood that modifications, variations and adaptations may be resorted to within the scope, spirit and principle of the invention as it is claimed more directly in conclusion.

Figure 1 is a plan of a sink with the novel gutter in place to direct the liquids to the sink outlet.

Figure 2 is a plan :of the gutter; by itself.

Figure 3 is a vertical section of a portion of the I 2 sink; the gutter and an imposed in side elevation.

Several common forms of kitchen or other sinks 2 have, generally, an outlet 3 :on the center of the sink bottom near one end wall of the sink and the present invention is a. gutter 5 shaped in plan to fit in one corner of the sink and to slightly overhang the sink outlet 3. As seen in Fig. 3 the gutter has a surrounding, upturned flange 6 of a height to reach up onto and fairly fit the lower portions of relative side walls of a relative-sized strainer D and whose bottom is elevated above the top surface of the gutter so that liquids may freely drain from the strainer D to the gutter.

One of the noticeable features of this invention is a provision whereby the gutter is selffastening-in slip-on fashionto the bottom of the strainer D; either when the gutter 5 may be reposing on the bottom of the sink, or, when desired, the gutter is to be in an instantaneous manner clipped onto the strainer D while both are out of the sink. One of the important objects of this slip-on means of attachment is to enable the thorough cleaning by the ready detachment of the strainer from the gutter so that every point of the top surface of the gutter and of the bottom of the given strainer D, as well, can be scoured from time to time-as is absolutely necessary if the elements are to be kept sanitary. The rapidity with which small joint surfaces in kitchen ware become foul, unless readily available for scrubbing, is very definitely, generally known. Therefore, a slip-on connecting device is here shown as including a pair of yieldable claws 89 rigid with right-angle related, corner side portions of the gutter flange 6, Fig. 2, and a complementary, push back claw I0 rigid with the central, curved portion of the flange 6 of the quadrant shaped (in plan) gutter. These claws automatically contract to a position such that they will snugly bind onto the walls of an applied strainer D as the one device is slipped onto the otherin or out of the sink.

In order that the liquid collected in the gutter, from the strainer D, will be constantly directed to the sink outlet 3 that portion of the flange 6 of the gutter which will stand over the margin of the sink outlet (when the gutter is put in place) is suitably cut away to provide a fairly wide escape mouth or outlet 6m wherefrom the waste liquids will spill directly into the sink outlet 3.

It is very desirable that the outflow of the waste liquid will be expedited to avoid the gutter strainer bein 3 filling with the liquids, as this would be highly objectionable-4m the reason that the contents of the strainer D might, in some cases, be quickly contaminated, discolored or ruined by acids collected in the gutter. Therefore, means are provided to elevate that portion of the gutter 5 remote from the discharge mouth 6m to a degree which will cause the liquids in the gutter to quickly zueet wends rem the m uth. T l

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What is claimed is:

1. A sink and strainer protect-iii? device" adapted to receive and support a strainerand consisting of a shallow walled '6? Eu rantal form in plan and whosefeifcuat'e's'i'de wall flange has, near one corner of the gutter, a no h which extends down to and inwardly seamstress-cites glhe following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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